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اذمقر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of curdling, splitting, or becoming lumpy, particularly in reference to milk. It conveys a sense of separation and coagulation.

Derived headwords

تَفَلَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To break apart or divide into sections.

  2. 2.
    to curdleclassical

    To separate into curds and whey, as milk does when it spoils or is treated with an acid.

تَقَطَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cut upboth

    To be divided into pieces or segments.

  2. 2.
    to break into lumpsclassical

    To separate into distinct, often irregular, masses or lumps.

Parallel reading

اذمقر اللبن: تفلق وتقطع.
The milk curdled: it split and broke into lumps.